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Avatar - The Last Airbender   I know the original has a sort of cult status but I haven't seen it, so I came into this new series cold. 4 elemental power controlled by 'benders'. Of course we need some malice and the fire benders are the baddies; but they are kept in check by the Avatar (who can bend all 4 elements). This new Avatar turns out to be a kid and it's his adventures we follow here. The story is good, so too are the action and effects. The script and acting are really poor though (maybe it's supposed to be like this). Everything looks clean and cartoonish (again maybe they where trying to do it like this) but I don't find it appealing at all. I'll stick with it as I rarely give up on a show no matter how poor.
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Originally posted by Moonshake Moonshake wrote:

Kill Bill Volume 1

Good point well made, that scene you mention especially is excellent but Tarentino can be a bit overrated as you suggest.
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The Old Oak (Ken Loach) - 6/10
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Kill Bill Volume 1
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Dune 2 - Just seen it - a brilliant movie, though I did prefer Part 1 a little more.
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Blackberry

It's estimated that at it's peak Blackberry had a 45% share of the cell phone market before the I-phone killed it. This is very entertaining look at the origins of the product and the characters that were involved. Lots of shaky camera work. 8/10
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The Iron Claw

Poignant & painful athletic drama on the pro wrestling Von Erich brothers who continually suffered family tragedy despite reaching the heights of their craft.   Though a high-skill sport, professional wrestling is usually seen as 'not real' or just silly but here is given its due by lifelong fan writer/director Sean Durkin with a script full of heart and cast to back it up, making Iron Claw the best macho-man flick since Magic Mike.





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Dune: Part 2

A lush, deep dive into the plasma pool for the conclusion of Frank Herbert's first novel (a space opera that George Lucas gleaned much from), Villenueve's vision is only outdone by the lengths to which he achieves it.   And though even talkier than Part 1, this epic fantasy is supremely satisfying if far too rich & complex on an empty stomach.   Dune is an investment---   a relationship that requires patience and commitment in order to be fully appreciated.
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Argylle - I had very, very low expectations of this movie due to the scathing reviews. Maybe it's me then as I really liked it (my wife did too). Okay, maybe it was 20 minutes too long but it was funny and action packed. You sort of know what to expect with Matthew Vaughn (Stardust, Layer Cake, Kick Ass, Kingsman etc.) and to me this didn't disappoint. 8/10
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It Lives Inside 2022
Almost watched this by accident thinking it was a new spooky tv series. Quite impressed delivering all I want from a lowish budget horror film. Well paced, builds enough tension and then totally goes for it. Only issue is that the subtitles failed to kick in when they were speaking Hindi, but this wasn't often enough to matter in terms of the plot and obviously wasn't the flims fault! 8/10
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Code 8 - A neat, low budget scifi from 2019. I only came across this as part 2 is released later this year. It was made on a small budget (2 million) which was crowd funded, but they really managed to squeeze every last drop of the cash to produce a decent movie. I'm really looking forward to part 2. 8/10

We watched part 2 of Code 8 last night which was only very recently released. It's nowhere near as good as the first one and just felt like an extended TV episode. A shame really as the series had potential. Only 5/10 this one
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Napoleon 2023

Been dying to watch this since it came out. Didn't disappoint at all especially the battle field scenes which are incredibly well shot and edited. The stuff with his life long love Josephine is perhaps less convincing but not too bad. It seems his love was not really reciprocated. Not sure if this pic paints him in a good light or is even intending to try. He cares for his country but hubris will eventually get the better of him as it does with so many military leaders. 8/10
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Silver Linings Playbook
A 2012 romantic comedy-drama. Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro and a cast of other great actors.
Highly recommended.


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Code 8 - A neat, low budget scifi from 2019. I only came across this as part 2 is released later this year. It was made on a small budget (2 million) which was crowd funded, but they really managed to squeeze every last drop of the cash to produce a decent movie. I'm really looking forward to part 2. 8/10
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Fury. World War II movie from 2014 starring Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf and Michael Peņa. Really good.
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Gran Turismo

Sports drama surrounding the competition between racing videogamers to drive in an actual pro auto race.   But good intentions and fancy editing don't quite save this unaccountably slow ~ if otherwise admirable ~ true story of gamer-turned-pro Jann Mardenborough that should've taken its cues from Rocky or The Karate Kid but wanted to be Almost Famous instead.   Doesn't quite work but it tries hard.
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One Life 2023

Starring Anthony Hopkins, this is about the British business man Nicholas Winton who helped save 669 Jewish children from the Nazi death machine that was sweeping through the Czech Republic back in 1938. It's estimated that of the 7000 or so Jewish children in that country that were put into captivity only about 200 survived. The film is largely a character portrait and a good one at that. 9/10
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Bullet Train

With some Tarantino-style cues, this adaption of Kōtarō Isaka's novel Maria Beetle is a fun if vacuous pack-'o-killers all vying for the contents of a locked briefcase on a Tokyo bullet train.   Joey King & Brad Pitt lead a good cast in this mostly aimless action romp.
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